Culinary fixture



Dec. 25, 1928.

' W. R. WALKER CULINARY FIXTURE Filed Oct. 31, 1927,

WNVf/VTUR' BY A v it it The" main object therefore of the present 'li atented I 1: ED" STA PA ENT OFFICE.-

B. WALKER, OI SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

This invention relates to a culinary fixture comprising a sink having a horizontal ledge provided with an opening, and an underly- 1 ing housing for receiving and supporting a refuse receptacle which is removable'through the opening to permit it-to be emptied and .cleansed when required.

I am aware that it is a. common practice to use separate refuse receptacles placed within or upon the s'inkso that they may be re- -moved, cleansed and replaced when required but it iswell known that this practice is extremely unsanitary and causes more or less posing of kitchen refuse than has abrasive, staining and other impairments of the finished surface of the sink.

i'nvention is to provide a more sanitary and less injurious method of collectingl and diserctofore been practiced by'supportin'g a refuse receptacle within a-se arate housing on the underside of the le ge or shelf of the sink in such manner thatthe refuse may be conven-;- ientl-y placed and concealed therein and the] receptacleremoved through an opening in the ledge for emptying and cleansing when req i df" I other object is to provide overflow connections between the sink and housing to allow any excess water which may accumuiate in the sink to drain off through the housa Figure 1 is a vertical sectional form of my invention.

ing and thence through a drainage pipe leading from the bottom of said housing.

A further object is to provide the housing with a suitable ventilatin pipe to carry off any vitiated air or gas produced by the refuse in the receptacle or housing.

@ther objects anduses relating to specific parts of the device will be brought out in the following description. a W In the drawings a view of one it Figures 2 and 3 are enlarged opposite end views of the overflow connection.

' V Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4, Fig. 2.

' As illustrated this. culinary fixture com prises a substantial horizontal shelf 1-- having a rather large opening -2- and a smaller opening ----3 at the rear of the opening --2, said shelf being also provided with an upright back plate 4. along its rear edge and front and side flanges -3- detc pending from the front edge and opposite side edges of the shelf.

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The lower edges the front and side flanges -3,- are bent inwardly and upward- .j

' The flanges --3- are united to the housing portion of the shelf-1-by an unturned mar ginal head ,7' which servesto restrain any water which may lodge on the housing ledge from overflowing on to the floor' and also aids in reinforcing or stiifenin g the shelf.

The shelf -1- is also provided with a depending flange 8' surrounding the opening -2-- to form a convenient means for receiving and holding the main body' of a sink section -9- against the lateral displace ment in a manner presently described. The sink section -9 is more or less hopper in shape and has its upper end surrounded and secured by brazing or otherwise to the flange 8 and'to the under side of the shelf pprmanently supported thereby and to form t of the sink. a

The shelf --1-- is also provided with an additional depending flange 10-- surrounding the opening -3 and around which is placed the upper end of thehousing 11- erewith the main body which is abrazed or otherwise secured to the flange l0 and to the under side of the adjacent portion of the shelf 1- just at the rear of the sink section -9- The housing -11-- extends downwardly some distance from the horizontal portion of the shelf '-1-. below the bottom of the sink section -9 and has the upper open end aligned with the opening -3 for receiving said receptacle having-its lower portion per- .a refuse receptacle -'-12 which normally 'rests upon the bottom of the housing --11- with its upper end below the flange --10-I I forated at -13- to allow any liquid which may be liberated from the contents thereof to pass outwardly into the housing and thence through a draina e pipe --14 leading downwardly from t e bottom of the housing. I

This drainage of liquid from the receptacle --l2into the; housing 11- and thence into the drai e pipe .-14 is facilitated by supporting t e bottom of the receptacle -12--,upon raised hoses -15 ODt-hBbOtthe opening -3. into and out of the housing '11-- when the lid 16- is removed to permit said receptacle to be emptied and cleansed when required.

- of said overflow connection The bottom ofthe sink 9 is provided with an outlet -19 to which is connected a drainage pipe -20-- which together with the draina e pipe -14 are connected to each other y a cross pipe 21- so that both pipes may discharge into a common drainage pipe -22.

The sink as -9 may be used to contain Water for Washing dishes and other articles by simply closing the outlet --19- with a suitable stopper and in order to prevent overflow of such water over the top of the sink the latter is connected to the housing 11 by means of an overflow conduit 23 having one end connected to the rear wall of the sink section 9 some distance above the bottom' thereof and its other end connected to the adjacent front wall of the housin the connection being preferably made by irazing or equivalent fastening needs capable of form in liquid type joints.

llhe top and bottom walls of the overflow connection -23 are vpreferably inclined rearwardly and downwardl the front end being preferably made in a form of a grid having vertical bars'24 and intervening spaces -25 to avoid the passage of dish cloths and other large solid matter from the sink into the housing and also to reduce the liability of clogging the overflow by solid matter which may accumulate near the lower level of the inlet of the overflow. Y Y T If desired the housing '11 maybe provided with a ventilatingpipe 2e leading therefrom between the upper and lower ends thereof F p d o beconnected to any ventilating flue not shown. v

The sections 1- and --9-- of the sink and also the housing -11 are referably made of non-corrodible sheet me while the overflow conduit 23 and connections for the pipe -14:, 20-, 26 may be made of cast metal.

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to collect within the housing is carried off through the ventilating pipe '26.

Any liquid which maytend to accumulate within the receptacle -12- is carried off through the perforations -13 into the housin -'-1land thence outwardly throug 1' the drainage pipe --14.

At any time desired the lid -16' may be opened and the receptacle 12 removed through the opening -3 for emptying and cleansin after which it may be replaced within t e housing and the lid closed to con- 4 ceal the same.

In the event that the sink -9-' is used to retain water for washing purposes the excess water above a certain level will overflow through the outlet 23-- into the housing -l1 from which iti drained ofi through v the drainage pipe 14, the grid bars 24 serve to restrict the passage'of the excessively heavy solids into the outlet or overflow 23. a

I claim: I A culinary fixture comprising a shelf having a relatively large opening and a smaller i oning'at the rear of the larger openin a si h k secured to the underside of the shelf around the larger opening, a housing secured I to the underside of the shelf around thesmaller opening for receiving a-refuse receptacle and" provided with a drainage outlet sink and housing; V

In witness whereof I have hereunto hand this 24th day of October, 1927.

v q WILLARD R. WALLKER.

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